UN Security Council is charged with the maintenance of International Peace and Security. It is one of the six principal organs of the UN. Its powers are exercised through UN Security Council Resolutions.
There are 15 members of the Security Council. This includes five veto-wielding permanent members—China, France,Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. There are also 10 non-permanent members, with five elected each year to serve two-year terms. The current non-permanent members are Argentina, Australia, Azerbaijan, Guatemala, Luxembourg, Morocco, Pakistan, Rwanda, South Korea, and Togo.
The Security Council held its first session on 17 January 1946 at Church House Westminster, London. Its current permanent home at the UN Headquarters in New York city.
The President of the United Nations Security Council is the presiding officer of that body. The Presidency rotates monthly in alphabetical order of the Security Council member nations' names in English. For June 2013, the post is reserved for the delegation of United Kingdom. |
